Reality TV News

Bravo announced today that Tabatha Coffey, one of the charismatic stars of "Shear Genius," will star in the new reality pilot "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" (wt), as she hits the road to takeover and improve the state of American hair salons, one beauty shop at a time. In the series, the perfectly styled, sharp-tongued Australian native brings her no-nonsense approach to a salon in dire need of a makeover. With just a week to work her magic, can she put these salons back on their feet or is it simply time to put up the closed signs for good?

"Dancing with the Stars" judges and renowned choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba will put their reputations on the line as they search for America's most talented amateur performers - who can both dance and sing -- in a massive nationwide hunt. They'll create two rival teams and battle it out on the dance floor to form the ultimate performance group, on "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann," premiering MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The search for the next AMERICAN IDOL begins in Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love," Tuesday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, and continues Wednesday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with auditions from Dallas. Episodes featuring AMERICAN IDOL auditions held in San Diego, Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston and Miami to be announced.

CBS today announced the 20 castaways who will compete in SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA - FANS VS. FAVORITES, when the 16th installment of the Emmy Award-winning series premieres Thursday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

NBC's popular game show "1 vs 100," hosted by comedian Bob Saget ("America's Funniest Home Videos," "Full House"), returns for season two on Friday, January 4 (8-9 p.m. ET) with its biggest game yet -- a "Battle of the Sexes" themed episode - - where one woman, Kathryn Cazorla from Elmira, New York, will compete against 100 men and one man, Jason Luna of San Diego, California, will compete against 100 women to determine who is the smarter sex. In this exciting premiere episode, one person will knock out 100 members of the opposite sex and win the top prize of $1 million dollars for the first time in the show's NBC history! Barry Williams (Greg Brady, "The Brady Bunch") and Dawn Wells (Mary Ann, "Gilligan's Island") also join in the fun.